Post by apeman on Nov 28, 2008 8:31:19 GMT -8

Those all sound possible, and I would LOVE to see Pearl Jam there, but like someone mentioned earlier, they can sell out the gorge for three nights straight themselves. I'm just not sure if they would bother playing a festival.

Also, I really like KOL, but I don't know if they should be a headliner.

I'm still holding out on the hopes that Radiohead, RATM, Neil young or Beck might play this year. I could also see maybe Oasis playing one night.

Post by know ID yuh on Nov 29, 2008 17:19:16 GMT -8

From the headliner material post above, Pearl Jam obviously, No Doubt (however painful it is to admit), and Tool. Weezer is ho hum live, but would probably be more fun at a festival. Strokes and Kings of Leon would be ok as openers to headliners.

As for Pearl Jam being a festival band, they did play Bonnaroo this year and Lollapalooza last year. A northwest band headlining festivals in Tennessee and Chicago? Seems like they owe us.

Post by geetarsisrock on Nov 30, 2008 10:22:33 GMT -8

Funny you should mention them. I don't know if you've noticed but there's a Tenacious D song playing on sasquatchfestival.com as I post. The song is Papagenu (which is about "sasquatch" so who knows if it means anything). Tenacious D would be very rad though.

Post by saxtacy on Dec 9, 2008 22:26:42 GMT -8

for a festival that wants to elevate itself to a place among the major festivals, sasquatch is amazingly lame about information. it's like pulling teeth just to determine the festival dates, let alone any lineup info which is non-existant. does anyone even give a shit about sasquatch?

Post by know ID yuh on Dec 10, 2008 20:57:08 GMT -8

saxtacy, welcome to the board.

So yes, in my opinion, Sasquatch is trying to elevate itself to a place among the elite US festivals. Last year was their second three day festival, so they are at least attempting to compete with the others. In 2005, it was only one day.

This festival is young compared to the others, and does not have the history like Coachella and Bonnaroo, and is not located in a major city, like Lollapalooza, and the recently moved Langerado. The festivals in Austin have both history and major city support.

One thing Sasquatch has that the other festivals do not is the isolated scenery. You won't meet a Sasquatch attendee that complains about the venue, because I have only heard of one venue that compares in the US, that being Red Rocks.

This is also a new website. Last year when I was looking for lineup rumors and what not, the thread on the Coachella board was basically the official Sasquatch site. Now, we have our own, and no, I am not a moderator, nor do I know any of them.

Like I said in the first post on this thread, the lineup rumors will start to blow up in January, when bands start announcing their spring tours, and festival lineups start getting announced. There is really no evidence that anyone or no one will attend this year, other than the speculation that a few of us have mentioned.

As for the dates, it has always been Memorial Weekend, so you can plan on that. The only question about the dates is which days of Memorial Weekend the festival will be held, and if it will be one, two, or three days. It is a 98 per cent guarantee that it will be the Saturday and Sunday of said weekend. If it is a three day fest, it will likely include Monday, Memorial day, as it did last year. The only other time it was three days, the extra day was Friday, and it was an abbreviated day, basically because NIN, Bauhaus, and TV on the Radio were touring, and that was the only day they could confirm. So they added Wolfmother, HIM, and a couple others to that day.

Again, welcome to the board. I hope you can make it, because a festival at the Gorge is basically one of the best weekends anyone can have.

Post by know ID yuh on Dec 10, 2008 22:13:10 GMT -8

All females love the Kings, especially "Your Sex is on Fire." If I recall correctly from last spring (recalling your avatar), you are female. I wouldn't mind seeing them again, they were decent live. I would also like to second the Bon Iver mention earlier. And Fleet Foxes have to be there.

As for the lineup, trying to dive back into the memory bank again, I think they announce it the Monday closest to the middle of February, or the second Monday in February. Tickets usually go on sale the first weekend of March.

Post by Tom on Dec 11, 2008 23:50:51 GMT -8

I think the ability to keep the majority of the lineup so under wraps is a strength of Sasquatch. Last year we had all pretty well guessed that R.E.M/Modest Mouse tour would hit and the Cure had been announced in like November because of the previously canceled tour but outside of that it was mostly a suprise. I was dumbfounded when i saw the F lamming Lips show up on the line up. I was not expecting that at all;.

Post by Ryan on Dec 16, 2008 19:50:35 GMT -8

I would love to see Kings of Leon... as long as they promised not to play anything from the last album. Major disapointment! Pearl Jam would be a dream come true though. Blitzen Trapper, Fleet Foxes are locks. Tenacious D would be cool so long as they don't do the mainstage... like Flight of the Concords. Was I the only one who thought that ruined the flow of that entire day? Should NOT have been mainstage.